WCBS Small Business Breakfast Returns to Westchester County

From the Westchester County Office of Economic Development:

Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino welcomed small business from around the tri-state area to the 21st annual WCBS Small Business Breakfast at the DoubleTree in Tarrytown on Thursday, March 31. The breakfast, which was co-sponsored by the Westchester County Office of Economic Development, is the radio station’s longest-running, signature event.

“We like to think of Westchester as New York’s intellectual capital, because of our highly educated workforce,” Astorino said in his welcoming remarks. “Add to that a very business friendly environment, attractively priced office space, a high quality of life and convenient access to Manhattan and other destinations, and it’s clear why Westchester is the smart spot for business.”

Joe Connolly, WCBS’s well-known business reporter, hosted the event and discussed several business topics specific to the event’s theme, “Building Big Brands,” with guest panelists Stew Leonard Jr., president and CEO of Stew Leonard’s Farm-Fresh Grocery chain, Cindi Bigelow, president and CEO of Bigelow Tea Company, and Mitchell Modell, president and CEO of Modell’s Sporting Goods. The topics discussed by the panelists included innovative ways of doing business, how to grow one's business in a down-turned economy and how to look for new business without breaking the bank.

Further information is available through the Westchester County Office of Economic Development website.